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Vancouver-based Harbour Air Says Its on Track for 'Electric Seaplane' Test Flight by End of Year
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Vancouver, BC, October 30, 2019--(T-Net)--Harbour Air has announced the completion of significant project milestones in the conversion of the world's first seaplane to ePlane.
The company said in a release that its maintenance team along with partners at magniX have created dedicated space in their aircraft hangar and have been working to make this a success since announcing their partnership this past spring.
With the delivery and successful installation of the magniX motor, the company says it is working hard to connect the internal systems in preparation for its first flight.
With substantial work being completed each day and a number of integral components being delivered over the next few weeks, the company says it is in the midst of some of the most exciting and critical development work, and is on track for the first test flight to take place before the end of the year.
By mid-November, the company says it expects to have a concrete time-frame to test the first fully electric flight.
As of October 23, 2019, the following work has been completed:
Next steps:
Read more about our ePlane project in the media:
Electric seaplanes could be this Canadian airline's ticket to ditching fossil fuels
Popular Science
April 22, 2019
Harbour Air and the Future of Flying Electric
Douglas Magazine
July 30, 2019
In Our Backyard - Climate Change (coverage begins at 52:20)
CBC News: The National
August 13, 2019
About Harbour Air
Founded in 1982 with two small seaplanes, Harbour Air is North America's largest and first fully carbon neutral airline. The company's international seaplane service, which originally began as a service for the forestry industry in B.C., is now a quintessential west coast experience. With a showcase fleet of more than 40 aircraft, Harbour Air offers up to 200 daily scheduled flights, scenic tours, adventure packages and private flights, as well as aircraft maintenance. With 12 scheduled destinations connecting downtown Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle (WA), Nanaimo, Tofino, Whistler, South Vancouver (YVR), Sechelt, Salt Spring Island, Pitt Meadows, Maple Bay and Comox, B.C., Harbour Air welcomes 450,000 passengers every year. The Harbour Air Group is also an award winning company and has consistently been recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies.
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